Public Preschool Predicts Stronger Third-Grade Academic Skills

• Main Authors: Anna D. Johnson (Author), Anne Partika (Author), Anne Martin (Author), Ian Lyons (Author), Sherri Castle (Author), Deborah A. Phillips (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Public preschool boosts academic skills in kindergarten, but little is known about whether that boost lasts to third grade because many studies stop directly assessing children after kindergarten. The current study tests for sustained associations between preschool attendance and an array of repeate...